Janet Warriner, Commercial Assistant, retires after 25 years with Stagecoach East Midlands. After joining as a Clerk at the Lincoln Depot, Janet moved to Head Office as part of the Marketing team to look after printing timetables and stationery. At the time, Stagecoach had its own printing press, so she spent her days surrounded by machinery, pots of ink, and piles of paper, producing timetables, posters and forms.
As the company expanded, Janet moved into managing and programming the ticket machine systems for all buses across Stagecoach East Midlands’ operation. She has worked hard to make ticket machines as easy as possible for drivers to use, so they can continue to give the best levels of service to local customers.
25 years ago, the year 2000 was a notable time with the Millenium celebrations, introduction of the iPod and hosting of the Sydney Olympics. Big songs in 2000 included Seasons In The Sun by Westlife, Born To Make You Happy by Britney Spears, Pure Shores by All Saints, and Spinning Around by Kylie Minogue. Big films that year were The World Is Not Enough, American Beauty, Toy Story 2, Gladiator, and Mission: Impossible 2.
Matt Cranwell, Managing Director of Stagecoach East Midlands, said: “Janet is an absolute inspiration as someone who has developed her skills to become a central member of our team across the region. She is acknowledged as being a national expert on our ticket-machine system and earlier this year she won a Stagecoach Excellence Award for her work.
“We wish her a very happy retirement, but, equally, we will miss her friendship, her forward-thinking and her knowledge. She has set a very solid foundation for those who follow in her very impressive footsteps.”